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30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

Ana Katz

Ana KATZ (1975, Argentina) is a filmmaker, writer and actress from Buenos Aires. She was educated at Universidad del Cine, and after making a few short films, she made her feature debut in 2002 with El juego de la silla. It won awards at several international film festivals, including a special jury mention at San Sebastián. Her second feature, Una novia errante (2007), was presented in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes. Besides directing, Katz has many acting roles to her credit, both in film and theatre. Katz often makes dark, tragic comedies filled with awkward humour.

Filmography

Merengue (1995, short), Pantera (1998, short), Ojalá corriera viento (2001, short), El juego de la silla/Musical Chairs (2002), Mujeres en rojo: Despedida (2003, TV short), El fotógrafo (2005, short), Una novia errante/A Stray Girlfriend (2007), Los Marziano/The Marziano Family (2011), Mi amiga del parque/My Friend from the Park (2015), Al borde (2016, TV), Sueño Florianópolis/Florianópolis Dream (2018), Ruido Capital (2020, TV series, 2 episodes), El perro que no calla (2020)

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Ana Katz at IFFR

  • El perro que no calla

    Kind-hearted thirty-something Sebastián hops listlessly from job to job in this pleasing mix of empathetic drama and the slightly absurd.

    • Big Screen Competition
  • Una novia errante

    Katz himself plays the lead in her charmingly romantic but movingly serious relationship drama. On her way to a holiday destination she complains abou

    • Sturm und Drang
  • Joel

    Nine-year-old adoptee not only puts his new parents’ relationship under pressure, but also their position in their community in Patagonia.

    • Big Screen Competition
  • Whisky

    Taciturn old owner of an aging sock factory has his forgotten brother from Brazil visiting him and asks his equally taciturn assistant to pretend to b

    • Sturm und Drang